Presented by Martha Stark, MD Recorded on Friday, July 21, 2023 Access provided upon registration on “My Courses” page "Pretending that it can be when it can't is how people break their hearts." -Elvin Semrad Relentless hope is a defense to which clients cling in order not to have to feel the pain of their disappointment in the object – the…
Presented by Martha Stark, MD Recorded on Friday, March 1st, 2024 Access provided upon registration on "My Courses” page If deep and enduring psychodynamic change is the ultimate goal of treatment, then periodically juxtaposing seemingly contradictory "forces" (Hegel's thesis and antithesis) will eventually jump-start the patient's "adaptive recovery" by creating optimally stressful, growth-incentivizing "mismatch experiences." Dr. Stark will be proposing use…
Presented by Martha Stark, MD Friday, September 27th, 2024 9-11am PT / 11am-1pm CT / 12-2pm ET Event held online via Zoom, link to access provided upon registration. Although you pride yourself on being able to offer your clients plenty of support, do you sometimes worry that you might not be providing them quite enough challenge? My workshop will teach…
Presented by Martha Stark, MD Recorded on Friday, December 1st, 2023 Access provided upon registration on "My Courses” page "You have two lives – the one you're born into and the one you choose." 7-year-old Sean Reagan on the TV series "Blue Bloods" (2011) During our time together, I will be inviting you to engage both your analytical/logical (more cognitive)…